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Thursday, April 16, 2015

Me and my holiday confessions

Ah back from my wonderful vacation and suddenly everything is beginning
to look lovelier. That’s what a good holiday is really meant to do, leave you
with warm fuzzy memories and a smile isn't it? On my way back home, I spent
most of my travel in thinking of this post. Pondering what is it aboutParis

andRomethat I could
write that has not been written or said before. Well everything has been
pretty much said and written, but the memories we made were new, fresh and here
to stay with us for the rest of our lives.

While I must
admit the trip was far away from what I was anticipating and here's how it all
happened:

Pariswas really cold:the initial choice of destination was Hong Kong, which is what we
should have stuck to considering it was really cold inParis. The idea was to enjoy the Disney holiday
in a pleasant weather, rather than in hot and humid one. However the
weather inParistowards the end of March is still far away from being pleasant. It
was rainy and cold at 5 degree Celsius and the hubby left no stone
upturned to make me feel guilty!

McDonalds was our saviourin
this trip too! It’s not like we were inChinabut we had little Smera with us and nothing better could have come
to our rescue! A dose of McDonalds happy meal made the little one
extremely happy. Though I must confess the French desserts at the local
patisseries too worked like wonders.

We had not taken a holiday in 2 years and had almost forgotten hownaïve
tourists frequently get taken for a ride.
Case in point was our first day inRome– our
first stop wasVatican– to recharge our batteries before the long wait to get to San
Peitro, we decided to get something light to eat. We asked the waiter for
his recommendation and that is where we exactly went wrong. The lunch was
neither light on the stomach nor on the wallet. A total rip off, but on a
positive note I still got a very appetizing picture for keepsake!

Even if you are not a history or an art enthusiast, the city ofRomewill turn you into one for sure. Everyone knows that St. Basilica
and Sistine Chapel are strikingly beautiful, but thespectacular
work of artenchanted even our little Smera and the story behind the art and
history made her appreciate the Easter celebration even more this year.

This was officially the first trip where we spent most of the time
soaking ourselves in holiday fun rather than clicking picture! And now
when friends and family ask us to share the holiday fun,I
have no pictures to share! All I have is a few

Also I must
admit the French were nice, much nicer than my previous trip but the
Italians stole my heart! I particularly thought that the Italians people
were a happier bunch than any place I have ever been. Especially the
random people we met walking on the streets, in fact I loved it so much
thatI could actually
imagine myself living inRome.

And the holiday
came to an end with littleSmera
singing “let it go”in full
throttle, while watching the movie on our way back home in the middle of the
night! Go bless all those passengers who were sitting around for having the
courage to bear her through that night!